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Shire horse
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Shire horse
n.
A large powerful draft horse of a breed originating in central England, having long hair that grows from the knee and hock.
shire horse
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a large heavy breed of carthorse with long hair on the fetlocks Often shortened to shire
[so called because the breed was originally reared in the Shires. See shire1]
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Noun1.Shire horse - British breed of large heavy draft horseshire horse - British breed of large heavy draft horse
shire
draft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
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shire horse
n → Zugpferd nt
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Byline: By ANDREW FORGRAVE Rural Affairs Editor TOO many people view Shire Horses as pets and not as working animals, claims a breed society set up to promote and preserve the giant beasts.
We must save majestic beasts by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Centrepiece is the Cotebrook Shire Horse Stud -they have been breeding prize-winning shire horses for more than 30 years and you can meet their stallions,mares and foals and learn all about this fabulous Old English breed.
Stable is a chance to horse around; Janet Tansley rides tall in the ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
A Society spokesman said: "Many people who kept shire horses going in the 60s and 70s are hitting old age and are no longer capable of caring for these majestic creatures.
Brit shire horse is in decline by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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